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John Kemeny discography and songs: Music profile for John Kemeny, born 17 April 1925.
Producer. (b. April 17, 1925 Budapest, Hungary) After beginning his career in film distribution and promotion in his native Hungary, John Kemeny moved to Canada in 1957 and began one of the longest and most successful careers in Canadian filmmaking. He started at the National Film Board as an editor in 1959 and got his big break writing ...
John Kemeny was a Hungarian-born Canadian film producer whom the Toronto Star dubbed "the forgotten giant of Canadian film history." His production credits included the well-known 1974 film, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, which starred Richard Dreyfuss, directed by Ted Kotcheff, based on a novel by Mordecai Richler.
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John Kemeny (1925 – 2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian film producer whom the Toronto Star called "the forgotten giant of Canadian film history and...the most successful producer in Canadian history." [1] His production credits include The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz , Atlantic City , and Quest for Fire .
John Kemeny 1964 27 min It takes a sentimental return to Italy to convince Francesco Iamundo that he belongs in Canada, his adopted land. In telling the story of his pilgrimage to his homeland, the film presents a vivid contrast of two worlds--the sunny Italy that must live forever in the heart of the expatriate, and the North America that draws and holds the immigrant.
When John Kemeny (1925–2012) moved to Canada from Hungary in 1957 he began one of the longest and most successful producing careers in Canadian filmmaking. He joined the National Film Board, where he served for 12 years and produced over 80 films, including Memorandum, The Things I Cannot Change and The Newfoundland Project, the 27 films from Fogo Island directed by Colin Low.
